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Illegible vs Inscrutable - What's the difference?

illegible | inscrutable | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between illegible and inscrutable

is that illegible is not clear enough to be read; unreadable; not legible or decipherable while inscrutable is difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.

As a noun inscrutable is

one who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.

illegible

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not clear enough to be read; unreadable; not legible or decipherable.

    • Antonyms

    * legible

    Synonyms

    * dirty * foul * indecipherable * marked-up * unclear * undecipherable * unreadable

    See also

    * illegibly

    inscrutable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom or interpret.
    • His inscrutable theories would years later become the foundation of a whole new science.
  • * 2007 , Tracy Jordan'' (Tracy Morgan), ''30 Rock :
    • She called my vanity license plate inscrutable ! 'ICU81MI'? Hilarious!

    Synonyms

    * (difficult to comprehend) ineffable

    Derived terms

    * inscrutability * inscrutableness * inscrutably

    See also

    * inexplorable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.